These Guidelines draw upon the considerable academic, technical and practical experiences of the members of the Business Continuity Institute – senior practitioners who have developed and shaped the concept of Business Continuity internationally since its inception.

GPG 2010 is therefore intended for use by practitioners, consultants, auditors and regulators with a working knowledge of the rationale for BCM and its basic principles. They are not primarily intended to be a beginner’s guide, although they do provide much excellent material for those wishing to become certified BCM practitioners through the CBCI examination scheme. Newcomers to the discipline should also work alongside an experienced practitioner or attend an appropriate education programme. 

WHAT HAS CHANGED FROM THE EARLIER 2008 VERSION?

The main components remain the same but there have been some refinement of language and more emphasis on global trends and issues. There are no longer any cross references to BS25999 and no implied direct correlation between GPG2010 and BS25999, other than at the highest level expressed by the Lifecycle model.  

The Good Practice Guidelines 2010 still covers the six phases of the BCM Lifecycle but now links them more directly to what are now defined as Professional Practices (PP). The 6 PPs are sub-divided into 2 Management Practices and 4 Technical Practices.

Management Practices
Policy & Programme Management
Embedding BCM in the Organization’s Culture

Technical Practices
Understanding the Organization
Determining BCM Strategy
Developing and Implementing a BCM response
Exercising, Maintaining and Reviewing

BCI Training and the BCI Certificate examination are both based on the Good Practice Guidelines and both of these are being updated to ensure compatibility with GPG 2010. It is planned to have new training modules available from May 2010 ahead of a new examination from September/October 2010 to give students ample time to revise for their exam. The BCI will work with training partners to ensure a smooth transition in training that supports examination learning. All candidates who register for the examination will be advised whether the exam they have scheduled is compatible with GPG 2008 or GPG 2010.

To download the GPG 2010 use the links in the green box at the top of the page.

GPG 2008 is still available to download here (non-members) or via the members section of this website.